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DIGGER I HAVE READ
- Thread starter sugar
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I don't think I was the one that said that. But I do think that we all have "tweeks" up our sleeves. We just don't know it yet! Seriously, the beauty of the CTX 3030 platform is that it can be set up for just about every hunting situation imagined. With all the different types of treasures and all of the different detecting sites, my best advice is to study the technolgy, learn how to navigate your detector, learn what each setting does and how one setting can impact another, and build a program based on your preferences.
Before I start building any new "programs", I set my Volume and Threshold parameters to suit my hearing. Volume Gain, Volume Limit, Threshold Level, Threshold pitch. These are things that typically remain the same, regardless of the Search Mode I use. I basically have two Search Modes that I use for land hunting. One is the default M1, with a few modifications to the discrimination, based on the targets I find in the sites I hunt. This Mode 1 is the mode I use in areas with modern trash. The other Mode I use a lot is a new Search Mode I built, based on the parameters of the modified Coin Mode, by using Combined Audio and Ferrous Coin Separation. This is the Search Mode I use for hunting old sites with lots of ferrous trash. For both of these modes, I activate both Target Trace and Target Trace Pinpoint with Sizing. I also set the User Pad for Previous Mode so I can toggle back and forth between the two Search Modes, with one finger. The reason I like to have the second mode "handy" is because I will sometimes use the multiple tone conductive sounds to better ID a target located in the Combined tone mode. As I said, just a matter of understanding what each setting provides to the user. I've also set my Pattern 2 to have a completely open screen in the Combined Program. This allows me to hear all the iron and not nulling. In the Coin Program, I left Pattern2 with the 35 line rejected, as it helps knock down the iron wrap around signals in some of the nastier parks. I had been running with the backlight set to 4. But the past few days I've had it down to 1 and had no problem viewing the screen. I set the Sensitivity to be present on the screen so I can monitor the "clutter" as I detect. Although I typically hunt in Auto Sens +2, there are times that I like to pop over to manual and crank it up, to better hear the audio variations. I would suggest people not use too much Sensitivity. I've read some posts from folks that indicated their CTX 3030 was "chattery" and falsed a lot. Many of these folks were people who had been using Manaul Sensitivity on their E-TRACs, and have felt compelled to duplicate that with their CTX 3030. I would suggest that if they ran their CTX 3030 in Auto Sensitivity, using the +/- allowances provided, they could achieve more depth and have a much more quiet hunt. I'm not going to get in a battle over how well they can hunt in manual with their E-TRAC. All I am saying is this is not the E-TRAC.
As I said, each and everyone of us will have subtle variations in how we set up our detectors. The best thing I can recommend is to adjust the audio parameters to suit your hearing, modify the discrimination to match your targets and the sites you hunt, program the User Pad for the function you use the most, use the default Search modes until you are familiar with the CTX 3030's functionality, tweek those programs to better suit your needs, and just get out and enjoy the hunt. HH Randy
Before I start building any new "programs", I set my Volume and Threshold parameters to suit my hearing. Volume Gain, Volume Limit, Threshold Level, Threshold pitch. These are things that typically remain the same, regardless of the Search Mode I use. I basically have two Search Modes that I use for land hunting. One is the default M1, with a few modifications to the discrimination, based on the targets I find in the sites I hunt. This Mode 1 is the mode I use in areas with modern trash. The other Mode I use a lot is a new Search Mode I built, based on the parameters of the modified Coin Mode, by using Combined Audio and Ferrous Coin Separation. This is the Search Mode I use for hunting old sites with lots of ferrous trash. For both of these modes, I activate both Target Trace and Target Trace Pinpoint with Sizing. I also set the User Pad for Previous Mode so I can toggle back and forth between the two Search Modes, with one finger. The reason I like to have the second mode "handy" is because I will sometimes use the multiple tone conductive sounds to better ID a target located in the Combined tone mode. As I said, just a matter of understanding what each setting provides to the user. I've also set my Pattern 2 to have a completely open screen in the Combined Program. This allows me to hear all the iron and not nulling. In the Coin Program, I left Pattern2 with the 35 line rejected, as it helps knock down the iron wrap around signals in some of the nastier parks. I had been running with the backlight set to 4. But the past few days I've had it down to 1 and had no problem viewing the screen. I set the Sensitivity to be present on the screen so I can monitor the "clutter" as I detect. Although I typically hunt in Auto Sens +2, there are times that I like to pop over to manual and crank it up, to better hear the audio variations. I would suggest people not use too much Sensitivity. I've read some posts from folks that indicated their CTX 3030 was "chattery" and falsed a lot. Many of these folks were people who had been using Manaul Sensitivity on their E-TRACs, and have felt compelled to duplicate that with their CTX 3030. I would suggest that if they ran their CTX 3030 in Auto Sensitivity, using the +/- allowances provided, they could achieve more depth and have a much more quiet hunt. I'm not going to get in a battle over how well they can hunt in manual with their E-TRAC. All I am saying is this is not the E-TRAC.
As I said, each and everyone of us will have subtle variations in how we set up our detectors. The best thing I can recommend is to adjust the audio parameters to suit your hearing, modify the discrimination to match your targets and the sites you hunt, program the User Pad for the function you use the most, use the default Search modes until you are familiar with the CTX 3030's functionality, tweek those programs to better suit your needs, and just get out and enjoy the hunt. HH Randy
digger that is just such a great reply i have only read it once and need to read it several times and take it all in as you may have read on my new topic i have just been out and found a 1700 year old roman coin and i just so thrilled it was so tiny and i can see that the 3030 and me are going to get on just FINE thanks digger for your time i am on such a high as this land has been hunted for years THANKS AGAIN you are a STAR
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
A great 'How To" post Randy. That is almost how I have mine set up. I did narrow Bin 2 to CO 11 to 15 to pick up the nickels and rings in that area. I also raised the tone to 1200 on Bin 2 and 4 so when I hear a high tone, I'm ready to dig. I am primarily a coin hunter and couldn't be happier with the CTX.
Thanks Larry, I've also changed the bin sizes, and set the pitches to my liking. I actually have three semi- matching Combined "Modes" that I frog back and forth between. In one of them, I've set the bins at FE line 19, bin one is 01-15, bin two is 16-29, bin three is 30 - 39 and bin four is 40 - 50. I put a low tone on the ferrous bin, medium high tone on bin one for nickels, a bit lower tone on bin two for "non-coin" keepers and smalll silver, a higher tone on bin three for copper cents, and the highest tone on bin four for silver. On another one I lowered the ferrous line to 22, put bin one at 01-20, bin two at 21-36 for IH's and small silver, bin three at 37-46 for coppers and silver, and bin four with another low tone for the occasional "wrap around" from running it HOT. As you know, each bin can be resized and pitches assigned to suit the needs of the individual. And that was the main point of my post, when people understand the flexibility and functionality of the CTX 3030, there will likely be hundreds of different "programs", each being used with success. If I could add one more piece of advice...... building a program isn't magic. It is simply a set of operational parameters to maximize your time and your treasures. And as I said, there are hundreds and hundreds of options available. It's just a matter of finding what works best for the individual. HH Randy
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Now that will really give them something to think about.........
Don in South Jersey
Member
Thanks Guys, this will be very helpful when I initially set mine up.:|
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
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